Cristi Danilet

Dozens of Romanian magistrates have staged a protest in front of the Palace of Justice in Brussels, in order to convey a public message to defend the judiciary in Romania. Among the participants are Gabriela Scutea, former Deputy…

One day after magistrates had announced they will stop working in protest against the recently adopted emergency ordinances that are amending the justice laws, the judges in Cluj suspended their activity while starting procedure to revoke…

An emergency ordinance on the Criminal Codes would mean judicial conflict of constitutional nature between the Government and the Parliament, because the Parliament has started the debate on the normative act and no one may take it away,…

In a feature titled “Claiming ‘Parallel State’ Cabal, Romania’s Leaders Target Anti-Corruption Prosecutor”, The New York Times tackles the current situation in Romania, with the ruling party (PSD) and its leader Liviu Dragnea holding the…

‘Evenimentul Zilei’ newspaper has published on Thursday the 2007 report of the committee that handled the SIPA archive. The document, which reads ‘Secret’, points to a series of irregularities: copied documents, a copier stored in the…

The Justice Ministry has published on Thursday the list of those who had access to the SIPA archives after its dissolution, with 22 visits registered. On December 12, 2013, when Minister of Justice was Robert Cazanciuc, had access to the…

Justice Minister Tudorel Toader has announced on Wednesday that the SIPA archive will be declassified at the soonest, according to the legal procedures. “By meeting all legal procedures, in the shortest time, I will declassify the SIPA…

A new scandal on the Romanian judiciary’s frontline has peered up on Monday following disclosures in the mass media. Journalist Dan Andronic claims in an article on evz.ro that the archive of SIPA, judiciary’s former intelligence…

The number of convictions for Romanian magistrates on corruption charges has grown amazingly in recent years. During 2014-2015, in Romania, no less than 36 judges have been convicted for corruption, as for the entire period 2006-2013,…